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HOUSTON, TX (SPORTSRADIO 610) - MLB announced on Friday that it will implement a 20-second pitch count clock during Spring Training. MLB officially announces the implementation of a 20-second pitch clock during spring games. Here’s the full release with details: pic.twitter.com/E0478l9pn8 — Mark...

Versatile Marwin Gonzalez and the Minnesota Twins have agreed to a $21 million, two-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Friday because the agreement is subject to a successful physical. Gonzalez would...

Houston (SPORTSRADIO 610) - Friday the Astros made the $4.5 million signing of starting pitcher Wade Miley official. Four of the five spots in the starting rotation are now full between Justin Verlander, Gerrit Cole, Colin McHugh and Wade Miley. The fifth spot remains to be filled, and it may be...

HOUSTON, TX (SPORTSRADIO 610) - Charlie Morton is not coming back to the Housotn Astros. Charlie Morton's two-year, $30 million deal with the Tampa Bay Rays includes a third-year "Lackey" option that would offer the Rays cost certainty if Morton were to miss significant time with an injury. Details...

Houston (SPORTSRADIO 610) - The Astros tendered contracts for the 2019 season to all but one of their unsigned players on the 40-man roster. Catcher Chris Herrmann, who was a recent offseason acquisition, was the one player that was non-tendered and is now an unrestricted free agent. Of the...

By Derek Fogel (@FogelSaidWhat) A big step towards a new team in Major League Baseball happened in Portland on Thursday. The Portland Diamond Project group announced that they have an agreement in principle for land suitable to build an MLB ballpark. League Commissioner Rob Manfred has said before...

BY: Mike Meltser Lance McCullers joined Mad Radio on Tuesday morning for the first time since undergoing Tommy John surgery last week​ in California. Lance was diagnosed with a torn UCL in late August, but chose to rehab and pitch in the postseason. He finished the playoffs with a 1.80 ERA in 5...

By John P. Lopez Ed Emmett’s baby has been an albatross since the last Bush administration. It was then, early in his tenure as Harris County Judge in 2007, that Emmett began wringing hands and leveraging power. Come hell or high water, Emmett tried to find a way to preserve a decrepit building...

Houston (SPORTSRADIO 610) - Astros second baseman Jose Altuve has won his fifth consecutive Silver Slugger Award since 2014. The Silver Slugger Award names him as the top offensive player at his position in the American League in 2018. Altuve joins Craig Biggio as the only players in franchise...